• Alternative measures of learning cannot work in the country.
• E-learning is very expensive because internet bundles are expensive in Zambia.
• There is equally poor radio and television (TV) signal transmission especially in rural areas.

The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) says using alternative measures of learning such as reverting back to E-learning in an event that COVID 19 cases continue to rise will be challenging.
In an interview with Money FM News, Union Director for Public Relations and International Affairs Joe Kasaka it is difficult to use other alternatives in the country other than the traditional method of chalk and board.
“We cannot talk about alternative ways of learning in our country because they do not work,” he said.
Mr. Kasaka said alternative measures such as E-learning or using TV or radio will not suffice as some learners are in rural areas and have no access to internet bundles or radio and TV signals.
“Reverting back to e-learning will not work because there are only a few people who can be connected to the internet and our internet in the country is very expensive,” he added.
“For children to learn just for an hour, I would imagine how much they would lose in terms of bundles and most parents who send their children to school are indigent.”
Mr. Kasaka said the Ministry of General education launched the education broadcast where they would teach through television but had challenges.
“You will discover that a good number of our parents do not have TV’s and worse off for those in rural sectors have poor or no signals,” he added.